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UC Davis and ORNL awarded US$2.5 million to develop bioenergy feedstock...
Bioenergy poplar plantation showing one season of re-growth following cut-back (photo courtesy Gail Taylor lab). Bioenergy crops are central to climate mitigation strategies. This includes their use in...
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RSPO certified sustainable palm oil poses lower environmental impact – LCA study
The results of the first detailed Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study comparing Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified and non-certified palm oil production shows that RSPO certified...
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Clariant successfully concludes Miscanthus testing for GRACE
Clariant’s pre-commercial sunliquid demonstration plant in Straubing, Germany. The technology offers a completely integrated process design built on established process technology. Innovative...
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Future ethanol demand could fuel large-scale expansion of Brazil’s farm land
Sugarcane harvesting in Brazil. A study led by the University of Queensland has revealed that future domestic demand for ethanol biofuel could potentially expand sugarcane farming land in Brazil by 5...
View ArticleRSB joins the Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forests and Agriculture
According to a statement, there is no doubt that the bioeconomy can be harnessed as the world takes on the challenge of growing inclusive economies and protecting precious natural and human capital,...
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With a new office, Neste starts renewable feedstock sourcing operations in China
Neste has opened a new office in Shanghai where it will purchase renewable waste and residue raw materials from local collectors on the East coast of China. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony were Jennifer...
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Wood fiber costs fell for US pellet manufacturers but increased for Canadian...
A truck unloading sawmill residuals at a wood pellet mill in the US South. Many pellet manufacturers in North America have had to increase the usage of logs for their feedstock in 2019 because of...
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Bord na Móna and Coillte collaborate to transform 1 500 ha disused peatlands...
Bord Na Móna and Coillte Nature aim to create native woodlands on 1 500 ha of disused peatlands. At the announcement on October 2, 2019, were Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Michael Creed...
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Global aviation climate goals could drive 3 million ha of deforestation...
The aviation industry’s global climate targets are likely to lead to a dramatic increase in demand for palm and soy oil for aviation biofuels which could result in 3.2 million hectares (ha) of tropical...
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Neste and REMONDIS partner to develop chemical recycling of plastic waste
Neste with Mercedes Alonso (left), Executive Vice President, Renewable Polymers and Chemicals and REMONDIS Recycling with Jürgen Ephan, Managing Director have signed an agreement to collaborate in the...
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Increase in certified smallholders and certified palm oil volume – RSPO report
According to the RSPO Impact Report 2019, RSPO members make progress in the avoidance of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, the inclusion of smallholders and growth of certified land and invested more...
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Neste and Ravago start plastic waste chemical recycling collaboration
Neste and Ravago are joining forces to develop chemical recycling of plastic waste with the aim to reach a significant industrial scale – an annual capacity to process over 200 000 tonnes of waste...
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Sunway Hotels & Resorts partners with FatHopes Energy on UCO collection
Colin Yeoh (left) Sunway Hotels & Resorts’ Group Director of Food & Beverage with Vinesh Sinha, CEO and Founder, FatHopes Energy at the hotel’s used cooking oil (UCO) collection centre (photo...
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FESBC awards over CA$27 million to stimulate wood fibre use in BC
The Forest Enhancement Society of B.C. (FESBC) has announced over CA§27.6 million in funding for 38 slash utilization projects across British Columbia (BC). The announcement was made on November 13,...
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Neste opens Melbourne office to support sourcing in Australia and New Zealand
Neste is investing EUR 1.4 billion in production capacity expansion at its Singapore biorefinery (photo courtesy Neste). Neste currently has renewable diesel production facilities in Singapore, the...
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Bioenergy DevCo to acquire Perdue AgriRecycle facility in Delaware
In the United States (US), Bioenergy DevCo (BDC), a leading global developer of anaerobic digestion (AD) facilities that create renewable energy and healthy soil products from organic material, has...
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IKEA and H&M Group study sheds new light on recycled textiles
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), cotton is the world’s most widely used natural fibre and the undisputed “King” of the global textile industry. However, the “cotton to...
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Finnish(ed) “Ham-Trick” green diesel charity deal back for Christmas 2019
In Finland, the Kinkkutemppu (“Ham Trick”) campaign will be executed once again to demonstratethe circular economy in a concrete way. For the fourth year in a row, waste fat from ham and otherwaste...
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Genomics to bring cost savings to the pulp and paper industry
Handheld DNA identification instrument (photo courtesy Genome BC). The forest industry is a key economic sector in British Columbia (BC), providing 32 percent (CA$14.1 billion) of B.C.’s total exports...
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Eni signs castor oil development MoU with SNDP in Tunisia
In Tunisia, Eni has conducted research on castor oil plant growth and yields together with the University of Catania and the Technopole de Borj Cedria in the Gafsa area. On December 4, 2019, Eni signed...
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